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Hello lovies, I'm Stephanie. 30+ I write on Ao3 as Aessedia. Ghost/Soap have my heart. Married bookworm with a menace of a cat. Twitter: https://x.com/Aessedia87 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aessedia.bsky.social Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Aessedia/pseuds/Aessedia
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Do u give ghoap fic recommendations? If so can u give us please 🙏 (iys alr if u don’t want to ^~^)

*rubs hands together* finally my time has come, the 436 cod bookmarks i have will be useful!

right so you didn't specify anything beyond ghoap so i'm gonna throw a bunch in here with different themes and lengths and settings and stuff.

Gonna try to keep it to one work per author as well, but generally check out the other works of these authors!

I'm gonna cover WIP's that i'm following and loving, canon ghoap, still military but au in ways that might be timeline or in the sense of magic or abo or supernatural or something. Also completely AU ghoap, and I also have a couple crack fics that i just think are really good and funny.

Buckle up there's a lot

WIPS

Acceptable Loss by MildLimerence. Limerence is one of my favorite authors, definitely check out all the other works as well. Acceptable Loss is post MWIII wherein Soap gets turned into an agent for Makarov. This has made me cry and scream.

But not to yield by monsterlice and toomanybats. Definitely also check both authors out, more good shit to be found!! post military service for ghost and soap both. Demi!Simon in an abusive relationship, absolute perfect specimen who will treat you right! Soap. Pretty sure this updates weekly on wednesdays or thursdays, i forgot sorry :/

There will be no tenderness by Simcoehole. Simcoehole is where I break the rules, there will be 4 of their fics in this list and I will not apologise (really you should applaud my restraint because i could've put a lot more in here). This is canon Ghoap with Soap on medical leave, stalker!ghost, a lot of angst and pining, and Simcoehole's specialty: idiots to lovers. has only one chapter so it's the best time to get into it! Updates on mondays, I think.

Crack fics

right so a couple shorter fics that are just generally funny

miannach by simcoehole. Right. Simcoehole fic #2. This is very much Crack Premise, executed super well and quite seriously as well. Premise: Soap cuts a hole in a bar of soap (lol) and it becomes a magical portal hole to his ass. So after fucking himself with it, he decides to leave it in teh communal showers. Which is fun but overwhelming. Then Ghost gets a hold of it. (this is just a lot of porn, but it's awesome)

Save a pony, ride a ghost - Jazzybot4 and naughtypixie. Soap has Stripper Skills and it is the perfect opportunity to show them off. the rest of the 141 is stunned <3

the divine and the blessed by ghost_throat. Soap finds himself being sacrificed to a god (believe me this will be 1000x better iwthout context. Don't forget to read the sequel)

Talk Too Much by achievement_huntresss. '22 ghoap who are in denial about their feelings run into '09 ghoap who, while not fucking (anymore) immediatly clock that the idiots are head over heels for each other, and decide to do something about it.

Russian Roulette by Red_Clegane. Just. Soap being a badass completely casual, as you-please. Love the attitude

Canon Ghoap

Up In Arms by eclecticscribbles. Ghost introduces Soap to BDSM so they can infiltrate a fancy exclusive bdsm club to find their target.

Any Time You Need Me by thirteenbullets. right so this is technically an entire series that i've linked, but, they all fall under what im gonna tell you: non-sexual intimacy, physical touch, a bit of angst and a lot of comfort. This entire series feels like curling up with a blanket on the couch in front of the fireplace with a mug of hot cocoa. it's comfy. (also has one of my favorite sentences ever that will live rent-free in my brain forever. He drew the ducks <3)

Seasons by StinglessWasp. the writing is breathtaking, it's a beautiful look at soap, ghost and their relationship and how they change over the course of four seasons.

What Has One Good Leg and Bleeds? by YmeMadarame. Soap gets his leg injured and betrayed and falsly confirmed KIA in the depths of hostile territory. He tries to make it back home. A classic case of it gets worse before it gets better.

Mission Briefs by BleedingTypewriter. What if ghost and soap hooked up before they met for the mission in al mazrah? Written as missing scenes between game cutscenes and missions. Beautiful, funny and sexy!

sometimes words have two meanings by Bluejay141519. beautiful take on the "the team accidentally massively hurts soaps feelings and trigger his inferiority complex" featuring a lot of hurt!soap.

its just a shot away by Bluejay141519. so another breaking of the rules by adding a second fic from bluejay, but both these fics are special to me. This is soap on a mission that went beyond FUBAR, trying to survive long enough for the 141 to come get him, and has been going on stims for almost 4 days. Soap reacts real bad to stims once he comes off of it. This is beautifully written and grabs me every time, and somehow manages to be one of the funniest things i've ever read while the tone of the fic overall is very serious and angsty.

Take a Breath by TAFKAmayle. Longg before the 141 started, we get Sergeant Simon Lamont (who will later be Lieutenant Simon "ghost" Riley) in charge of training the platoon of Corporal John "soap" MacTavish. There is tension. (turns out, it's sexual tension. who'da thunk it?) Includes them meeting again in game canon. (love this, its hilarious and i love it as a peek into Simon's mind)

can't keep johnny down by Wheezing_Joe. Soap loses comms on a mission. The 141 have to leave him behind. Soap makes his own way back to base. Turns out they missed him.

Bad Habits by NebulaGazer. I think this is the first real long fic that I'm linking, at 140k words. It's a mission fic of ghoap getting together. Soap gets thrown out of a couple of windows. It's great!

I Woke Up Underground by WispScribbles. this is a fun one!! we get wump, angst, buried alive trope, more wump, dad!price, and a lot of Feelings. (also definitely comfort at the end no worries)

Bait and Switch by Starlight_VLD. Another Soap gets turned into Makarov's assassin fic, this time with body doubles!! it's beautiful, it's sad, it's comforting, it's 141 as a family.

Oh, Brother by MeowMeowRiley. Ghost's family lives, and through some work civililan connections, both get roped into helping Soap's sibling move, unbeknownst to each other.

This is Ghost and Soap as Simon and John, seen through the eyes of their siblings, who do wonder 'why the hell are they not fucking yet?'

Military Ghoap AU's

faege by Simcoehole. #3 Simcoehole fic!! Soulmate AU following the MWIII storyline. Ghost and Soap wake up tied together by a red string of fate, declaring them soulmates. Both of them decide that, no, fate must have made a mistake, just because I'm hopelessly in love with him. He doesn't feel the same. I don't want to ruin our friendship. Let's see how we can get rid of this because he deserves better than being stuck with me for the rest of his life. (yep.) A lot of pining, angst, Idiots to Lovers (altho the idiots never really goes away with how fucking bad it is lmao). This is beautiful and it will make you yell at your screen and want to throw things but the worst part is that even though they're being big stupid idiots, when you're in their head you GET IT, you might not agree but you understand why they're comign to the conclusions they are (mostly). It's infuriating in the best way.

The devil has my throat by Simcoehole. Hi, last but certainly not least (with over 400k words) we have the devil has my throat. THIS FIC is what got me into the author, and what got me into the community. This fic is the start of my tumblr account. So, yeah.

Vampire!Ghost and Previously-Traumatised-By-Vampires!Soap. Who has, obviously, not processed said trauma at all, but is also immediatly horny as fuck for ghost. Features: being idiots, a lot of kinky vampire sex (so blood and biting and also some fun surprises you'll love later) a supernatural plot, price who doesn't get told even 10% of what's going on, and my Favorite OC Of All Time Ever.

Thrown for a Loop by enter_fand0m_reference00. Time Loop Alone Mission!!!! need I say more?? no, no i don't. (check out the rest of the series for more time loop shenanigans)

Results May Vary by HigherMagic. HigherMagic is one of my favorite authors so definitely check out all the other works as well, but this is the one I picked out to go on this list. It's wolf shifter soap deciding to woo the shit out of dragon ghost. (with a lot of lore!!! we love lore!!!)

Wont you lay your hands on me by Kensington. ABO but make it make sense! Alpha Ghost, Omega Soap, courting, world-building, trauma processing. absolutely one of my favorite abo fics ever (it's #2)

Yes to Heaven by Apollos_Last_Prophet. Okay but what if Soap was "killed" and taken and been made into Makarov's assassin before the 141 is even a thing?? You get this. The Ghoap is absolutely gorgeous in here.

My heart in your hands keeps going on by FetteEule. Former Military Soap! Neighbours Soap and Ghost! Ghost being forced on leave and fucking hating it, and soap changing his mind on it <3 (also of course price knows soap too)

Collecting Strays by WhisperedWords12. Check out the author again, there are more!! Werewolf soap gets rescued from a werewolf fighting ring and, being military, gets kept by Price and the 141. Ghost does not trust Soap at all.

No Rest for the Wicked by WispScribbles. Retired Ghoap are called back in when Price goes MIA. Mission fic. Feelings. Established Ghoap (theyre marrieddd)

hell hath no fury by sunshowers_and_dandelion_wine. Dragon shifter Soap!! Who accumalates the 141 as his hoard and is super protective and possessive, while trying to keep his being a dragon a secret!

Varium Lupus Division by North927. Sort-of military, sort of not? Post 141, Simon sets up his own division where they rescue and rehabilitate shifters/hybrids. Soap is the latest rescue.

Take Me On by Monsterlice. this is the #1 abo fic. It's got traumatised omega!Ghost who does Not Trust Anyone who goes into heat, has put it off long enough that it might kill him if he doesn't get handled by an alpha. Surprise, Gaz and Price, the only alphas (people, really) he trusts in the world are not here!! and won't be back in time. So, Laswell calls in Alpha!Soap (who will start at the 141 in like, a couple weeks) Features Consent!King!Soap who is absolutely enamoured by this huge feral omega who will fucking kill him if he steps a toe out of line. I fucking love soap in this soooo much.

a patron saint for butchers, fools and living fire by ForgottenFrog. I dunno, don't really want to spoil it by telling too much about it. This is one of the fics that settled into my bones and refused to leave.

(are you tired yet, cuz we've got some more to go)

AU's!

Dark Eyes Meet Under The Sky by Aessedia. (gonna have another one of Aessedia because i could NOT for the life of me choose) University professor Ghost. Grad student Soap. Soap needs a reccomendation for ghost who is known for being grumpy and hating his students. Also, Soap begins talking to a Dom on a kink-related dating website. Wonder who that is.

The Aerialist by Aessedia. LIsten okay Aessedia is just fucking amazing and go check /all of it/ out, because these two are my favorites but all the others are super good as well. Also, happy birthday to The Aerialist!! Aerialistic Acrobats Soap and Ghost who starts as rivals but then suddenly have to work together. Beyond overcoming their rivalry, there is also seemingly someone out to kill or at least ruin the 141 acrobats.

Why Did The Cowboy Take Hay To Bed? by LawfulSlab. Definitely check out all the other works as well they're beautiful. Historical au. Omega Soap and Alpha Ghost are the only two survivors of a convoy ambush. They seek shelter and have to pretend to be married to save Soap's virtue (unmarried omega out all alone, gasp!!) and then they fall in love. It's domestic as shit, and beautiful and the convoy was definitely a plot device to get them here and not something that will come back later as more plot, nahh.

Head of Department by Goblin_Pudding. Professors AU! Rival professors who hate each other, Price forces them to work together and /shit fuck we're in love now/. Including the past coming back to haunt you and Feelings <3. Romcom!!

Yellow Card by eddie_dxaz and skerryB. Football players AU! of course our boys start out having a massive rivalry and then Soap comes on the team and they have to play nice. Featuring homophobia of the world of sports, shitty exes coming back to create chaos, alive Riley family (except Simon's dad).

a pirate's life, aye? by victorianankles. firstly, pirate AU is one of my favorites. WE need more pirate au. Just gonna quote my bookmark of this one:

Soap's voice is the perfect mix of melodramatic, sad, hilarious and that somehow humble cockiness that's all Soap. I laughed so fucking much reading this and everyone should read this too, it's beautiful and I love it and I'm gonna cherish this fic forever

for those who need more convincing; one of the epilogues has soap in lingerie that's made of fancy chains and shiny gems. (i might or might not absolutely need art for this fucking hell)

Spoils of War by WhisperedWords12. RIGHT losers of a war get kept as war prisoners until the losing party signs officially that they've lost or something. They get used as sex slaves by the winning party. This is considered normal by everyone involved, as long as you treat your (temporary) slaves well. Soap gets captured and falls under Ghost's care. They are both not prepared for how much they like the other. (a tag from the fic: Enemies to Something They'd Rather Not Talk About. Which I think is quite fitting.) I love the dynamic in this, it's gorgeous.

RIGHT so that's it. For now. I mean i'd assume it's enough for the forseeable future.

Again, like i said i have more than 400 bookmarks so if you want more reccs, reach out, tell me what you like and I'll dig through my bookmarks and brain to see what i can find <3

Also people dont forget to leave kudos and a comment on the fics. If you dont know what to comment, give 'em this one from me:

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Omega soap who is pining so hard for his LT that he refuses to take a knot. He knows it's not safe for him, knows that the fever will eventually get to him. But he knows what he wants, and he's foolish and stubborn. A MacTavish till the very end. MDNI John feels the fever come and ignores it, tells himself he can deal with it. He's worked through worse, he's a member of the SAS, taught to deal with the worst scenarios known to man. He can deal with this. And yet, his body has other ideas. He's in the mess when it happens, John telling himself if he gets some food into his system he'll feel better. He's shaky, hands trembling as he holds his tray. The world seems fuzzy around him, his shirt sticking to his skin, forehead beading with sweat. He hears others ask him if he's okay, and John thinks he responds. But he has no idea what he says. He grabs an apple from the basket, tells himself he just needs something to eat, that he'll go back to his room and sleep. When he reaches forward to grab the fruit he sways, black spots dotting his vision. He hears shouts and yells, footsteps rushing up behind him, but John is already falling, tray of food tipping to the ground, the floor rushing up to greet him. Only — the pain from falling doesn't happen. Instead he's enveloped in a pleasant coolness Soap whining at the contact against his skin, the comforting smell of dirt and grass and grit. The comforting smell of only one person in the world. "Simon." He hears that lovely dark rumble, feels himself being gathered into those strong arms that have pinned Soap to the sparring mats on more than one occasion. His body is overheated, chest rising and falling rapidly, reassurances whispered against Soap's dewy skin that he was going to be taken care of, that Simon wouldn't let him go. And Soap decides if this is just his mind playing cruel tricks on him, at least it was a lovely way for him to go. And when he closes his eyes, he falls into a dreamless sleep, the feeling of safety clinging heavily to his skin.

MDNI, thigh riding, edging.

“That’s no’ when it happened,” John chides, knocking his boyfriend in the shoulder, the man glowering at him from beneath his balaclava.

“Ye numpty, you really don’t remember our first kiss?”

“I remember it just fine,” Simon responds, an exaggerated eye roll as they move down the hallway toward the briefing room, their boots sounding loudly on the linoleum as they walk in sync. “It’s you that seems to be forgetting the first time it happened.”

“Oi, Simon Riley I have the fucking memory of an elephant, ye weapon. Don’t be accusing me.”

Simon scoffs, leaning over to ruffle John's mohawk, the man squawking in protest. “Don’t elephants like peanuts? That’s likely the size of your brain, MacTavish."

John barks in laughter, gripping the man by the lapels of his jacket, Simon grumbling in protest as John steers him into an empty alcove, backing his Lieutenant against the wall. “It was like this, remember? You were right pissed at me —”

“Probably because you did something stupid —”

“Oi!” John complains, smacking the man on the arm. “I don’t remember asking for that decrepit memory of yers.”

"Decrepit?" Simon hums, hands coming out to grab John by the waist, pulling him closer, a hiss through clenched teeth when his Sergeant presses against Simon's slowly hardening cock.

"Oh," John growls, voice low in approval. "Is my Lieutenant getting off at being pushed around?"

"You fucking wish," Simon grumbles in return, and before John can protest, Simon is moving, those lightning fast reflexes pinning John to the wall, a knee shoved between the man's spread thighs. "I'm just reminding you of our first kiss, isn't that right, Johnny?"

"So you do remember?" John rumbles, a low groan as Simon rubs the top of his knee against the seam of John's trousers.

"Not thinking clearly are you, sweet'eart?" Simon murmurs, gripping the man's hand to pin it against the wall. "And since your mouthy little ass had so much to say, we are going to go to this meeting and you are going to behave."

John licks his lips. "That's all then? I got off easy."

"Oh no, sweet'eart," Simon purrs, lifting up the bottom of his balaclava, lips the barest touch against John's own. "You're not going to get off at all."

John whines, a breathy plea, a rock of his hips, cock hard against Simon's thigh. "Simon —"

"Like I said," Simon murmurs, a thumb pressing down against John's lower lip. "You are going to fucking behave. And then after this meeting, I am going to take you back to my room and fuck you, do you understand me?"

A thick swallow. "Yes."

"Yes, what?"

"Sir," John pants, Simon pressing his knee forward, the friction against John's cock causing his head to spin. "That's my good fucking boy." Another rock of Simon's thigh, John feeling that low heat simmer in his stomach, already so fucking close.

"You want to come, don't you sweet thing?" John nods his head, fingers gripping tightly to Simon's jacket, sweat beading on his brow. "Please, sir."

Simon leans down, the sharp press of teeth at John's ear. "So fucking pretty when you beg." Another rock, and John lets out a low moan, spine arching off the wall —

"I see you didn't quite hear me, did you?" Simon removes his thigh, John damn near crying out, Simon licking the sound from John's parted lips.

"I didn't give you permission, did I?"

"And when," John pants, cock pulsating with need. "Do I get permission, sir?"

"Mm," Simon murmurs, a thumb swiping away the wetness that's pooled in the corner of John's eyes from Simon's blatant denial. "When you remember how our first kiss *really* went down, you forgetful little twat."

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Simon edging Johnny three times in a row later that night because they *did* share their first sober kiss against a wall. But Simon was talking about their REAL first kiss, and that's when they were both sloshed together and playing UNO. Can't say Simon isn't romantic. ;)

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I figured it'd be safe to upload this here |・ω・)

(please do not re-upload this anywhere, it's Tumblr exclusive for a reason)

I painted this a while ago for my friend @aessedia87 for her Aerialist AU!! <3 (which is very cute and sappy because these two cannot ever help themselves in her universes - please never change Stephanie)

“I never see your face at the club” well i never see your work under archive of our own m/m slow burn enemies to lovers section either

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so many ways to say I love you

(Little comic page of them up on paytreeon)

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Simon 'Ghost' Riley & John 'Soap' MacTavish in CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (2022)

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